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Bennie Watkins 1943 - 1971

Bennie Watkins was born on November 26, 1943, and died at age 27 years old in June 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bennie Watkins.
Bennie Watkins
November 26, 1943
June 1971
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Bennie Watkins' History: 1943 - 1971

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  • 11/26
    1943

    Birthday

    November 26, 1943
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  • 06/dd
    1971

    Death

    June 1971
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    Cause of death
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    Bennie Watkins lived 44 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 27.
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In 1943, in the year that Bennie Watkins was born, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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In 1952, he was only 9 years old when on February 6th, George VI of England died from a coronary thrombosis and complications due to lung cancer. His eldest daughter, age 25, immediately ascended the throne as Elizabeth II and her coronation was on June 2 1953.
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